HUMOR

Completely Legitimate Reasons for Why I Don’t Cook

I could totally cook if I wanted to. I just don’t want to.

Bev Potter
2 min read3 days ago

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  1. The recipe I want to make requires a flan dish/bread hook/12 egg whites.
  2. I don’t like gluten. I’m not allergic to it, I just don’t like the way the word sounds. Gloootin.
  3. I became too emotionally invested in the online recipe’s backstory and now it’s time for bed.
  4. I can’t run errands or go outside while the oven’s on because my mom said I’ll burn down the house. *
  5. I could spend that time doing more important things, like rewatching Game of Thrones or trying to find one specific T-shirt that I haven’t seen in five years, but I know it’s here somewhere.
  6. First you have to clean everything. Then you have to assemble the recipe. Then you have to cook the food. And then you have to clean everything again. Who has the energy for that?
  7. I’m supporting the service industry.
  8. It’s too hot to cook.
  9. I would eat peanut butter and jelly every day even if I didn’t have to because it’s the only thing in the house.
  10. I have coupons/earn stars/get free fries.
  11. One time I tried to get some frozen…

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Bev Potter

Legal secretary by day, insomniac by night. Ally. BA, MA. Humor, pop culture, and things that make you think. My weekly-ish newsletter is bevpotter.substack.com